Alas! Victor, when falsehood can look so like the truth, wh… - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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Alas! Victor, when falsehood can look so like the truth, who can look so like the truth, who can assure themselves of certain happiness?

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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About Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist. She was born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, and married Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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When falsehood can look so like the truth, who can assure themselves of certain happiness?

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Alas! Victor, when falsehood can look so like the truth, who can look so like the truth, who can assure themselves of certain happiness? - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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